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SABBATINI, Rory
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PGA TOUR VICTORIES (4):
2000 Air Canada Championship. 2003 FBR Capital Open. 2006
Nissan Open. 2007 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial.
OTHER VICTORIES (1):
2003 World Golf Championships-World Cup [with Trevor
Immelman].
BEST 2007 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
1—Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial; T2—Masters
Tournament, World Golf Championships-Bridgestone
Invitational; 3—The Barclays, EDS Byron Nelson
Championship, Wachovia Championship; T6—Deutsche Bank
Championship; T9—Nissan Open, THE TOUR Championship
presented by Coca-Cola; T10—BMW Championship.
2007 SEASON:
Earned his fourth career win and had his best showing in a
major with a T2 at the Masters. One of two first-time participants
on the International Presidents Cup team. Only player to
post top-10s in all four PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup
events and finished fourth in final FedExCup standings...
Defending champion of the Nissan Open finished T9 thanks to
weekend rounds of 67-70...Posted one of just three rounds in
the 60s at the Masters to finish T2, his first top-10 in a major
championship...Another strong final round, this time a 64 at the
EDS Byron Nelson Championship, helped him claim a T3 finish...Recorded
a second consecutive T3 finish at the Wachovia
Championship after entering the final round with a one-shot
lead over eventual winner Tiger Woods...Rolled in a 15-foot
birdie putt on the first playoff hole at the Crowne Plaza
Invitational at Colonial to beat Jim Furyk and Bernhard Langer
for his fourth TOUR title and his first in a playoff. After beginning
the final round tied at 11-under, Sabbatini, Furyk and Langer
closed with 3-under 67s to finish at 14-under. After Furyk missed
a 34-foot birdie try on the 18th hole, the first playoff hole,
Sabbatini sank his putt. Langer then missed an 8-footer for
birdie...Held a one-stroke lead over Tiger Woods through 54
holes at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone
Invitational. Finished T4, eight strokes back of Woods...Held the
first-round lead at The Barclays after an 8-under 63. With thirdplace
finish, moved to third in the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the
FedExCup standings...In his first career start at the Deutsche
Bank Championship, finished T6...T10 finish at the BMW
Championship moved him to fourth in the FedExCup standings...Closed
the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup with a T9
at THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola, his 10th
top-10 of the season, to finish fourth overall and earn a $1.5-million
bonus...In Presidents Cup debut, had an 0-3-1 record.
Rory Sabbatini (SAB-ih-TEE-knee)
EXEMPT STATUS: 2007 tournament winner
(through 2009)
FULL NAME: Rory Mario Trevor Sabbatini
HEIGHT: 5-10
WEIGHT: 165
BIRTHDATE: April 2, 1976
BIRTHPLACE: Durban, South Africa
RESIDENCE: Southlake, TX
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-1
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/
Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank
1999 27 13 2 2 5 381,322/108
2000 26 16 1 1 3 7 1,262,535/36
2001 23 13 2 3 3 1,038,590/52
2002 23 13 1 4 6 936,664/68
2003 27 20 1 5 6 1,604,701/41
2004 26 19 2 2 7 13 2,500,397/16
2005 26 15 3 6 920,988/89
2006 24 19 1 2 5 10 2,861,751/12
2007 23 18 1 2 3 10 13 105,193/4 4,550,040/6
Total 225 146 4 10 7 42 69 16,056,986
EUROPEAN TOUR
Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings
2007 9 7 2 3 5 1,511,631
* Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2006: Started the year with a pair of top-10s. Closed with a
career-best 8-under 62 to finish runner-up at the Sony Open in
Hawaii, his first top-10 in eight starts in Honolulu...Finished
alone in second at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am,
posting his third top-10 of the season in just five starts, including
his second runner-up effort...Following week, picked up
his third career win at the Nissan Open. Held second- and
third-round leads, including a four-stroke advantage heading
into Sunday's final round. Tied with three others at 12-under
after bogeying the 15th hole, took the lead for good when he
birdied the par-3 16th hole and Fred Couples and Craig Barlow
bogeyed the hole. Finished one stroke ahead of Adam Scott.
Moved to No. 1 on the PGA TOUR money list for the first time
in his career with more than $2 million in earnings through six
starts. 2005: In sixth start of season, finished T9 at the World
Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship.
Defeated Thomas Bjorn and Padraig Harrington before falling
to Ian Poulter in the third round...Posted four rounds in the 60s
to finish T6 at the Bank of America Colonial, nine shots behind
two-time champion Kenny Perry. Finish was second top-10 in
six starts at Colonial CC...Past champion posted third career
top-10 in four starts at Booz Allen Classic. Finished sixth, five
shots behind Sergio Garcia. 2004: Earned more $2 million for
the first time in a season and ranked 16th on the final season
money list. Personal-best seven top-10s, including two runner-up
finishes...Part of a three-man playoff with Sergio
Garcia and Padraig Harrington at the Buick Classic. Garcia
won with a birdie on the third extra hole...Defending champion
closed with a 5-under 66 to finish alone in third at the Booz
Allen Classic...In second career World Golf Championships-
NEC Invitational start, posted T2 finish, four strokes behind
champion Stewart Cink...Qualified for his first TOUR
Championship and finished T10...Once again teamed with
Trevor Immelman at the World Golf Championships-World
Cup in Seville, Spain, in defense of their 2003 title. They finished
T4. 2003: Recorded his second career win, at the FBR
Capital Open in June. Held second- and third-round leads.
Only player in field to post four rounds in the 60s and second
player in 2003 to win a Monday finish. Saturday's third round
was washed out and players were forced to play 18 holes on
Sunday and Monday to finish the tournament...Teamed with
countryman Trevor Immelman to win the World Golf
Championships-World Cup at Kiawah Island, SC, by four
strokes over England's Justin Rose and Paul Casey. 2002:
More than half of season's earnings and three of his four top-
10s came during four-week stretch (Phoenix Open to Nissan
Open), which included a T2 at the Nissan Open, one stroke
behind winner Len Mattiace. 2001: Began season with 69-69-
65 to take two-stroke lead at Mercedes Championships.
FAMILY: Wife, Amy; Harley Aiden (8/28/03), Tylie Jo
(8/3/05)
EDUCATION: University of Arizona
SPECIAL INTERESTS: Collecting DVDs, boating,
becoming a Texan
TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1998
Q SCHOOL: 1998
JOINED TOUR: 1999
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY
Closing 72 left him one stroke behind winner Jim Furyk.
Missed three-foot putt on 72nd hole, denied playoff opportunity...Earned
T2 finish, one stroke behind Bob Estes in the
Invensys Classic at Las Vegas. 2000: With win at Air Canada
Championship, the 24 year old became the youngest player to
win on the PGA TOUR since 21-year-old Tiger Woods won the
1996 Las Vegas Invitational. The victory made him the tournament's
fourth first-time winner in its five-year history.
Trailed Grant Waite by three strokes after 54 holes. Holed a
25-foot birdie putt on No. 17 to go a stroke ahead of playing
partner Mark Calcavecchia. Added 30-foot birdie putt on final
hole for victory...Had one-stroke lead through 72 holes at Bob
Hope Chrysler Classic. Closed with 68 to finish one stroke
behind Jesper Parnevik. 1999: Had a successful rookie campaign
on PGA TOUR...Held 36-hole lead on his 23rd birthday
at BellSouth Classic, and finished T3 worth $145,000...Earned
second third-place finish of season at B.C. Open. 1998: Earned
his first PGA TOUR membership by finishing 41st at PGA
TOUR Qualifying Tournament...Won Southern Arizona Open.
Amateur: Won 1993 International Junior Masters...Threetime
All-America and 1996 individual runner-up in the NCAA
Tournament at Arizona...Inducted into University of Arizona
Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.
PERSONAL:
Raised in South Africa, began playing at age 4...Travels
throughout the season in a tour bus with his family...Donates
to the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund to promote the support of
injured soldiers and their families...Spends spare time off
the golf course at a ranch outside Dallas.
PLAYER STATISTICS
2007 PGA TOUR STATISTICS
Scoring Average ..........................................69.74 (11)
Driving Distance ..........................................289.9 (83)
Driving Accuracy Percentage ......................59.14% (145)
Greens in Regulation Pct. ............................61.60% (156)
Putting Average............................................1.759 (24)
MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS
2007 Low Round/Round: 62–Crowne Plaza Invitational at
Colonial/3
Career Low Round/Round: 62–2 times, most recent 2007
Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial/3
Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $1,080,000–2007
Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial/1
Career High Official World Rank: After 2007 Ginn sur
Mer Classic at Tesoro/8
Year 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07
Masters CUT CUT CUT T36 T2
U.S. Open CUT CUT CUT T71 CUT T51
British Open T54 T53 T66 CUT T26 CUT
PGA 77 CUT CUT 68 CUT T74 CUT CUT
THE PLAYERS CUT CUT CUT CUT T42 CUT CUT T44
TOUR Championship T10 T22 T9
Accenture Match Play Championship T33 T9 T33 T17
Bridgestone Invitational T51 T2 T28 T36 T2
CA Championship T21 T41 T35
NATIONAL TEAMS: The Presidents Cup (1), 2007; World Golf Championships-World Cup (3),
2002, 2003, 2004.
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